Today our second and third graders had a great morning with their special friends! We started our morning as normal and then went to chapel with our special friends. After chapel, our second and third graders had the opportunity to make a turkey craft with their special friends. For this turkey craft, second and third graders glued together a turkey made with colorful handprint feathers and then they tried to think of what turkeys would want people to eat instead of turkey on Thanksgiving and wrote this type of food on a sign that their turkey would hold: "Save a Turkey! Eat more ________". Second and third graders wrote many different types of food on their turkey signs like pancakes, candy, and bacon! While they were making their craft, they also had a snack of donut holes and juice. Second and third graders had a blast having their friends and family members come to visit their school and participate in making this craft. These cute little turkey crafts are now decorating the wall outside of our classroom; feel free to come and check them out!
Later in the afternoon, second and third graders had the opportunity to participate in a read-a-thon in our classroom. For this read-a-thon, second and third graders could bring a stuffed animal, blanket, or pillow, along with a flashlight. Students were then told to go somewhere on the floor in the classroom with their items and a good book. We stayed in these different sections of the classroom and read for a whole 30 minutes straight (I even participated)! We had fun turning off all of the lights in the classroom, turning on some flashlights and lamp lights, and reading our good books during this relaxing afternoon!
Happy Thanksgiving!
